Awning casement window



June..21,1927. y 1,633,375

' J. G. DUDLEY 'AwNING cAsEMENT wIN'Dow Filed oct. 19. 1921 Patented June 2l, 1927.l

UNITED STATES JAMES e. DUDLEY, or Naw Yonx, N. Y.

AWNING CASEMENT WINDOW.

Application led October 19, 1821. Serial No, 508,714.

This invention relates to windows, and particularly to that class of windows known as Casement windows. y

The object of the invent-ion is toproduce a window with a 'full openii-ig of the window area for the purpose ot tree ingress and egress ,of air for ventilation, and at the same time to prevent the ingress oi water during storms.

A further object is to provide a window that can be readily convertedinto an awning without trouble or loss of time, and without opening the window and reaching outside the same. Y

Another object is to provide awindow where all pulleys7 weights. weight pockets and cords are eliminated, doing away with the liability of the weights jamming, or the cords being cut by the pulleys, as well as the expensethereof.

Still another object is .to provide a window in which each sect-ion both inside and out can be. readily cleaned from the inside of theroom. Y o

With these objects in view my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and in certain parts and combinations hereinafter to be described and then more particularly pointed out in the claims.

The conventional double hung sash as is well known is aptto get out ot order, sticks, jamming at the wrong moment, the weights rattle in the weight pockets, and cords by constant running backwards and forwards over the pulleys wear and tear and finally break, and the window is practically useless, and it should be remembered that there are tour of each of these weights, cords and pulleys to each double hung sash window. Besides when one of thesashes is'fully open the other must necessarily be closed, and therefore there is but one'halt or titty per cent of the window available tor ventilation orview.

-However inthe present invention. all of theseunegative points are obviated; for by making the window in three parts and having all of the said parts hinged,the top part of the lintel, and the two side members to the jamba-all weights, cords and pulleys are done away with. The said three parts being pushed out at a ninety degree angle give not one halt', but full ventilation,-one hundred per cent. Also an unobstructed view. l

By bringing the top member to an angle of say forty-live degrees 'the window can still beleft one hundred per cent open and get all of the benefits ot good ventilation even more thanwith the double hung sash 50 window, and with the `added advantage that it will keep out the rain and the snow; for

Vthe langularly placed Vtop sash will cover the opening sufficiently ,to prevent the rain and the snow from entering. Also the hinged side easements prevent the winds blowing from the sides entering directly into the room. p 1 V `By attaching a shade rollerwith shade to the inside of the upper sash the same 70 results are obtained which are secured from the conventional fabric awning shade on the exterior of the window. Ot Course inside shades or curtains can also 'beattaehed to the lower wings or easements.

Window screens can readily be applied to the room side in any .desirable conventional fashion; either asvtwo shifting halves, or as two rwings hinged v,at the vertical edges and made to swing inwardly, or asa cent-er tolding and horizontally sliding combination, or in any other fashion desired. Also simple weather stripping may be easily applied to the invention so as to render the same tight against wind 'and weather. i

*Inv the'accompanying drawings, in which the same numerals of reference ret'er rto similar parts throughout vthe severalviews:

lFigure ,l is a front elevation ot'the pref ferredform otmyY awning easement window.y

Fig. 2 is a sectional viewtaken on the line A-B of Fig. v1.

Fig. 3 is va plan view of Fig. l, but showingthewindow wide open. f

Referring vnow to these drawings: l is the ordinary windowframe which may have any desired ornamentation orbe plain as shown` 2 is the swingingkor vertically moving sash or awning easement; 3 is either ot thee lower swinging orhorizontally moving or wind detleeting sashes or reasements or wings. Both of these lower sas'hes as well as the upper one may comprise one pane of glass or many as shown. 4 are the hinges. 5 indicates means, or hardware fixtures with handles 6 all of conventional or special form that may be attached to the window members to assist in swinging each ot the three leaves or sashes or easements open or shut and rigidly holding the same in any desirable position from the closed position or zero degrees as shown in Fig. lmore particularly,

The inner faces 7 of the four sides of thev upper sash 2 make 'dat Contact respectively with the top and side window stop beads S and 9 respectively, and with the top face of the outer side l0 of the two lower wings 3. ln like manner the inside of the bottom fare 11 and the right and left faces 12 of each. of the lower wings 3 make flat contact respectively with the window stool 13 and the side stop beads 14; while the central vertical dividing inner faces or edges 15 of the two lower easements or wings 3 make contact by a suitable rabbeted joint 16, or in any other manner desired.

A 'shade roller 17 with shade 18 and catch 19 is attached to the upper sash 2.

The operation of the invention is substantially and preferably as follows: It will he seen that when closed the window is as tight and safe as any heretofore invented, and does not differ so much therefrom. But as soon the same is opened the great difference is at once apparent. For now if the room is to be ventilated all of the leaves are thrown open at once to the full extent of the openingin the wall as in Fig. 3, and ventilation takes place very rapidly; while as aforesaid in the conventional or regulation double hung sash, only one half of the opening can be utilized for this purpose.

The single sashcasement can do the same; but in this latter case should a storm come up, either the rain pours in, in case the casement is left open, or if it be closed and it certainly must be, all ventilation is cut off.

But with the hereindescribed invention these troublesome points are obviated, for by letting down the upper sash to say forty five degrees as shown in Fig. 2 the rain will be kept out and yet the room will be well ventilated.

This however is not the case with other easement windows having a transom above the hinged members; for the transom is so small in length and over-hangs the open easement to such a small extent that when open it is of no use against a storm, and in lfact is no better than the said regulation double hung sash, for if the lower sash be left open the rain will come into the room. But by making the upper hinged sash the full size of a window sash of the double hung sash window, and the lower Casement split in two and both open outwardly, each of the three leaves might be left open without rain coming in while yet good ventilation is secured.

lt the sun is shining into the room too brightly, the shade on the upper sash can be drawn down across the saine, making an awning` out of the said upper sash having` all of the goed points of the ordinary fabric awning hung on the outside of the window, without thc` trouble of reaching outside the window to adjust the said awning.

When the herein described window is wide open a clear and unobstructed view can be obtained, there being no ugly checkV rail or middle horizontal bar right across the middle of the window; for no matter whether the upper or the lower sash of'the regijulation window is open the said rail is always present and not only limits the view but detracts therefrom, while in the present window when the same is open there isa clear and unobstructed view. I

Certain ypreferable details of construction have been shown and described but l do not limit myself to details, as it is obvious that many changes may be made in the arrangement of the several parts and the said'details of construction without departing in any manner from the spirit of my invention.

l claim: A

1. In combination, a window frame and upper and lower windows therein, the said lower window hung'to swing upon a vertical axis and the said upper window hung to swing upon a horizontal axis, and stops lfor the said upper and lower windows, thestops for the said lower window being inset beyond the stops for the said upper window.

2. ln combination, a window frame and upper and lower windows therein, the said lower windows hung to swing upon verti-V cal axes and the said upper window hung to swing upon a horizontal axis, the said upper window when closed overlapping the upper parts of the said lower windows and holding the same closed, all of the said windows being entirely within the said frame when closed and adapted when open to present an unobstructed passage for air through the said window frame, and stops forthe said upper and lower windows, the stops for the said lower windows being inset beyond the stops for the said upper window.

JAMES G.DUDLEY. 

